B+
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins let Golday fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.
by Patton's Pa;s ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 1 reaches
The board owed the Dolphins one, and it paid up: Jake Golday, the No. 58 name on the board, sitting there at the 87th pick like a gift left on the doorstep.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Teven Jenkins gives the group a proven body among the projects.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 24th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
In the 30th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Brandon Cisse in No. 43 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 75 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Circle this one: Jake Golday at pick 87 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Kamari Ramsey at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Dontay Corleone in pick No. 94, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A conviction pick on CJ Daniels at Round 4, Pick 30 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
No drama and no debate, Beau Stephens went about where he belonged in pick 151. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keyshaun Elliott in Round 7, Pick 11. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Eli Heidenreich in the 238th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.